Australian Disability Clearinghouse on Education and Training

Students with psychiatric disabilities are entitled to reasonable academic accommodations under the DDA (1992) and Disability Standards for Education 2005. Providing effective accommodations allows st...

Students need encouragement and opportunities to discuss the likely impact of disability on their studies and the adjustments they require.  A number of organisations have adopted the following p...

This book focuses on the accommodation of STEM learners, with an emphasis on actual practices utilised by educators.

This guide documents some commonly asked questions about issues facing students with disability in relation to their study and employment, and provides answers that assist staff to deal with these iss...

US based Job Accommodation Network (JAN) Compliance Series for Nurses with Disabilities has been compiled to help employers determine effective accommodations and comply with Title I of the Americans ...

Section 7.3 (b) of the Disability Standards for Education 2005 notes that the education provider should ensure that inter alia "the provision of specialised services for the student, where n...

Below are a variety of responses received when this question was sent to the austed listserv - We have many students registering with temporary or short term conditions like glandular fever, g...

An accommodation is a measure or action taken to assist a student with a disability to participate in education and training on the same basis as other students. Under the Commonwealth Disabilit...

One of the major issues facing people with disabilities as a minority is the utilitarian approach that stresses the greatest good for the greatest number. Accommodating those with disabilities is...

Link to the AHRC Frequently Asked Question and answer "What does unjustifiable hardship mean?" in terms of the Disability Discrimination Act.

While many students with disability may learn in different ways, this does not signify inferior intellectual capacity. There is no need to dilute curricula or to reduce  course requirements ...

Students are not generally required to provide information about the functional implications of their disability (rather than the details of the disability itself) to facilitate the provision of suppo...

The core (inherent or essential) requirements are those that students must pass in order to complete a course/unit/program.  They are those components which if removed or substituted would substa...

The DDA and  Disability Standards for Education allow for detailed assessment that might include an independent expert assessment in order to determine what adjustments are necessary fo...

for Students with Disabilities. Information for staff involved in assisting students with needed accommodations. The materials describe the process of interviewing the student and determining the a...

When it comes to the transition to post-secondary education, students with disability have the same needs as other students: clear information about course requirements, their rights and responsibilit...

The Employment Assistance Fund (formerly Workplace Modification Scheme WMS) helps people with disability and mental health condition by providing financial assistance to purchase a range of work relat...

Adjustments to your work environment that enable you to do your job are known as ‘reasonable adjustments’. Reasonable adjustments may include changes to work processes or equipment, or adjusting work ...

The Winter 2011 edition of the Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability contains articles on: Universal Design for Instruction in Postsecondary Education; Student Perceptions of Faculty Imple...

This guide was produced by the UK - Equality Callenge Unit (ECU) as there is evidence to indicate that not all higher education institutions have appropriate strategies in place to anticipate or provi...

Entering the professions - Professional registration for Students with Disabilities. Kerri Heavens (JANZSSA April 2007)

This Boston University resource provides employers and educators with practical information about reasonable accommodations for people who have psychiatric disabilities

This guide has been designed to assist VET teachers and trainers, disability practitioners and educational managers to make reasonable adjustment in teaching learning and assessment. It provides infor...

Through the DDA and the Disability Standards for Education students with disability and university staff have clear rights and responsibilities. Student Rights & Responsibilities Students w...

Learn how to make your science and math classrooms more effective for students with disabilities and ADHD. SciTrain online courses are free – take them at your own pace and learn about classroom accom...